SilentScream213 After the fantastic debut, Brutal Truth return with a follow up that is much less one dimensional, but also less consistent. In opposition to the near constant pure Deathgrind pummeling on the debut, Need to Control features some slower songs, some straight Grindcore, and a decent amount of Noise influence on a few tracks, with some being pure Industrial/Noise.

The opening track is a pretty big surprise from the band, being akin to a Death Doom sound and really slowing down their formula, but it pulls this off rather well. The album continues to flow between their signature Deathgrind and the other influences I mentioned above. One huge issue with this album is that most of the experimentation is not as great as the Deathgrind, and the Deathgrind on this one just doesn’t match up to their debut.

Ultimately, there’s nothing on this I’d rather hear than the debut. The inclusion of other sounds and experimentation might pay off as growth later, but here it’s not fully realized, leaving the album inconsistent.

arcane-beautiful When it comes to grindcore, I guess I could say I'm quite a fan of the genre. I love short songs, I love fast songs, and quick ones, so when the oppurtunity of finding a grindcore album in my local HMV comes about, I'll pick it up hotter than an asian hooker.

People say this is a classic grindcore album, and I can see why, but I have heard other ones that I prefer, but from a first listen, their is some spark in it.

I think Brutal Truth, comparing to their older material, really did give 2 fingers to purists, and made an album that really showed originality and some interesting influences, from noise rock, hardcore punk, death metal, doom and other genres.

It's a great album, and just fun to listen to it. Can't wait to give it another listen haha...

1. Collapse - Quite doomy and very evil. Nice & noisy. Great vocals. 9/10

2. Black Door Mine - Very fast and frantic. Great use of vocals. 10/10

3. Turn Face - Quite punky. Short and sweet. 8/10

4. Godplayer - Nice use of mouth harp (odd instrument to use in grindcore haha), quite discordant and brutal. 9/10

5. I See Red - Great lyrics. Amazing vocals. Reminds me of early Death. 9/10

6. Ironlung - A noisy interldue. But I kind of like it. Reminds me of Merzbow. 9/10

7. Bite The Hand - Nice & grindy, full of blastbeats. Reminds me of early Napalm Death. 9/10

8. Ordinary Madness - Another doomy track. Pretty cool. 9/10

9. Media Blitz - Great cover song. Great vocals. 9/10

10. Judgement - Great riffs and arrangment. The middle section is pretty kick ass. 9/10

11. Brain Trust - Main riff is pretty kick ass. Interesting arrangment. 9/10

12. Choice Of A New Generation - Great lyrics. Fast, short and too the point. 10/10

13. Mainliner - One of the best on the album. Great chorus. 10/10

14. Displacement - Great vocals. Good use of repitition for effect. Great riffing. 9/10

15. Crawlspace - A nice noisy Merzbow like outro. 8/10

CONCLUSION: It's grindcore...with a twist! Why would you not want to listen to it haha